Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Grove Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Dalton , and the 542nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Grove Avenue (HD5 9LD) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Dalton average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Grove Avenue (HD5 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Mount, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalton Fold Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Grove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dalton Fold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Grove Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Mount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Diamond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Haighs Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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